1957-04-09 — Page 7

-^- THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1957.

SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton

New Tenth Of A Second Rule May Rob Landy Of His Mile Record

Says DEREK JOHN

John Landy is in danger of losing his world record for the mile through an amendment to the rule book, Landy's record stands at 3 min. 58 sec. In fact he covered the distance. in 3 min. 57.9 sec., but he was given the slower time because of the rule that races over 1,000 metres must be timed to a fifth of a second.

That rule has been changed, Longer races are now to be timed to a tenth of a second. So if a runner returns 3 min. 57.9.see. for a mile he will be the new world. record holder. Landy's name will be expunged from the bool's although both men would have covered the distance in the same time.

Landy will not get the chance | champion to regain the record. how retired,

in the person of 11

the He has Jarustav Drobny.

world's No. 1 amateur can ex- peel a tough start to the reason. iford courts are Drobny's

And there is no chance of his Ume being amended. The Inter-favourite playing surface. national Athletics Federation state: "Our rules are not re- trospective."“

Presumably this is because they cannot go buck Indefinitely to amend records. Yet all that is needed is for vxisting records for races affected by the new rule to be brought into line wed the odd tentl of o knocked off if necessary.

second

This would not be unfair in any way to previous records. They have been beaten anyway.

VITAL STATISTIC

be

SOCIABLE

During the MCC tour of South Africa the Englishmen went to 45

official dinners, Junches, cocktail parties and receptions functions which it was the duty

of the whole side to attend.

This figure has been supplied by manager Freddie Brown and captain Peter May in reply to the onslaught by South African balaman Roy MacLean alleging the tourists were reserved, un- sociable and locking appreciation

of social functions,

The Englishmen also made be- tween 40 and 50 instructional visits to schools where they all participated as unpaid lecturers and demonstrators,

The Soviet Union is to spend 30 million roubles-about two million pounds-to and a half improve the recently completed Central Sports Stadium.

SOCCER NEWS

MANCHESTER UNITED MAY ASK FOR A SPECIAL "DOUBLE" GOLD MEDAL

By JAMES CONNOLLY

If Manchester United pull off the Cup and League double each member of the team may win TWO gold medals, instead of just one for the Cup Final,

For United are considering a suggestion that they should ask the Football Association for permission to strike a special gold medal for the double.

Mr Harold Hardman, the They have 38 professionals on Unlied Chairman, Kaya: "It the payroll. At the end of the would be a nice gesture, but we season I expect this to be are not rounling our chickons pruned by at least a dozen. yet"

NOT A NEW IDEA

the

Aston Villa hadi a special medal when they won double in 1897.

The Villa medal, of 18 caral gold und 14in. across, showed'

Villa emblem, a lion on the other.

When Tom Wilson, the Ful- ham full-back, injured a leg seven weeks ago, he was warned by the doctors that he might never play again,

son that he had a good chance of a come-back.

"It gave the lad new hope. Now he is back in training."

DISCOVERED MATTHEWS -

Tom Mather, the man who discovered Stanley Matthews and launched him an his soccer career, died last week in a Stoke

hospital. He was 69.

He was secretary-manager of arud "But Wilson was determined Stoke from 1923 Lo 1935,

first

an manager signed Malthows the League Championship and to keep on trying,"

Osborne told me. "He amateur, then as a professional, and the Frank

that Jimmy Trotter "I owe the start of my career FA Cups on one side

rampant, mew

(Charlton manager and former to Tom Mather," says Stanley England trainer) had worked Matthews. He was # very wonders with many serious in-good and popular manager -- 4 juries and asked me if Jimmygreat friend to me in my early would advise him.

days of football,"

-(London Express Service).

(COPYRIGHT)

Few people have ever seen one of these rare souvenirs. The only surviving member of the 1807 Villa team, Albert Evans, now 81 and sul a Villa scout, lost his medal somo years ago.

United But if Manchester want a similar design Mr George Vauschton, whose father played in Villa's 1887 Cup winning team and is a member of the Bir- shemingham firm

who made

Sceretary of State John Foster Dulles,

the

you

Connolly and his bride are honeymooning in Europe before leaving for his home in Boston,

Olga has announced that will continue to wear the Czech Villa medals, has a replica. erlours at any future athletic meetings.

"FORGET CUP" ADVICE

Cup until "Forget the anish the League programme on from April 27" is the advice Villa manager Eric Houghton to his team.

"Remember that you have 10 300-matches before the Final. Just

keep to your

normal game. try to play It safe. Don't Hedging is the surest way running into trouble."

The Americans are out to take away Donald Campbell's world waler speed records. Ted Jones, designer of the record-breaking Slo Mo Shun propeller-driven motorboots, is planning, mile-an-hour jet boat. His alm: to spur sufficient interest in jet boats to hold regular races.

Campbell's record Is 225.63 m.p.h.

HOW IT'S PLAYED

Не

•

Are

of

to

"I arranged a meeting. Jimmy examined the leg and told Wil-

INSIDE THE STABLES

WE BANK ON

THIS BODY

By PETER O'SULLEVAN

If you draw a straight line, add a small circle with

a tail at an acute angle to the left, then write CHC above or below, you have the Newmarket work-watchers* short. hand vision of Crepello.

The circle indicates white on Crepello's forehead: the tail represents white running down his nose; the CHC that he is a chestnut colt; and the horizontal line that he has a body.

Derby

Amon

this

Don't be surprised It Bir mingham City go in with a bold Andre Rogers, Д Bahamas cricketer, is driving America's bid for Glasgow Celtic's inter- national inside-right Wille

Some body-and one which Stakes at Liverpool, and fear sportswriters to desperation.

when Fernic,

may well end up in the winner's not an unknown rider as become one of the most pro-

Birmingham

ready mising baseball players in the

circle after the 2,000 Guineas Little Johnny Limb claims 716. and/or building

Derby If the French on Barlinnie at Hurst Park, arestart some vital team country and sportswriters

Messmate, Invasion is to be repulsed. And,

by the way, is a a won't shy away at

for be "live"

hope needless to say, this will striving to explain how cricket and her

training has made him such a £20,000-plus price tag.

Lester Piggott's classics ride. stable.

Doug champion to Noel Murless was very patient good batsman.

Expect West Bromwich

"early" rides for sigra Btil Heath, Bournemouth's last year with the half-brother Smith's

Brooke will be 21-year-old local goalkeeping to 1956 "1,000 winner Honey-Geoffrey

Moon In discovery.

the reiter; Vic Buckinghamlight, Crepello's appearance now

Up and Bayard, suggests that his patienen la due | Seven watched him the other week.

to pay a big dividend.

who get big weight allowances Don't

in his engagements, 90 per But unlike at least cent of his rivals at Newmarket the first classe on May 1, Crepello muy not have Dre vious outing.

It was all a matter of a vital statistic.

Judy Grinham, Britain's 18- year-old Olympic

swimming champion, went along to Madame

Inst week Lo Tussaud's modelled in wax. The procedure is that the subject has Incasurements taken and then a found with thuse stand-in is

und the stand-in measurements acts as the model.

Judy's vital statistics were Fair be 36-20-30, found 10

No trouble in Anting enough. a girl to match those.

But There

vital statistic that the girls could not match-Judy's 12in, biceps.

WDS

one

In the end Tussaud's asked Judy to go along herself so that the model to , they could make

exact size.

Trouble is very few of them know anything about cricket. Result is explanations such as:

There had been much criticism on the condition of the football

"Two wickets are set in the tracks.

A wicket is an upright mickle. pitch and the running

forget that Fred Cox, More changing roonis, showera affair M inches high with the Bournemouth manager, was and baths will also be provided two sticks called batts resting on formerly assistant manager with to make the Stadium one of the

top of the wicket sticks....The Albion. A player exchange finest sports centres in the world. idea is to evade the batsman's might suit him.

the batts off swipe and knock

ls wicket." Spanish

club Real soteer Sociedad, fourth from the foot of the table,

due to play haders Real Madrid. Sociedad knew that the Madrid side did

their pitch.

were

•

Footnote: How do July's 12not like mud, so they flooded Inches compare with muscles in general. I asked a 5ft 2in. Tugby forward for his. Answer: 11. ins.

Prince Philip is in for some stiff polo this summer.

A five-man team sponsored by tire Indian Government will arrive in England soon to take part in all the open events.

The last time on Indian team toured England, in 1933, they won every one of the 23 tourna ments in which they took part. Leading this your's side is the 45-year-old Maharajah of Jul- pur, son of the man who led the

1933 team.

Wimbledon

逾

•

Champion Lew

Result: Real Sociedad 3, Real Madrid 0.

WEDDING OF THE YEAR

The sports wedding of the your took place in Prague last month when after many difficul- ties the romance between American hammer thrower Harold Connolly and Czecho- slovakia's discus champion Olga Fikotova reached a happy end- ing-or should it be beginning.

Best man at this marriage of gold medallist two Olymple was that great Olympion Emil Zatopek. Attending Olga was Zatopek's wife Dana, unother Olympic champion.

And the bride and groom were Hood has now had the plaster greeted by a near Olymple-size cast removed

crowd. Thousands

from Itis back.

-London Express Service,

(COPYRIGHT)

Coventry City have very stormy season, but are still shocks ahead.

had

A

there

GONZALES TIRED OF

BEING TIED UP WITH KRAMER

Rochester, N.Y., Apr. 8.

in

me

On the other hand, a very

nily nice

Noel showed named Stoneborey (owned, like Cropello, by Sir Victor Sassoon)

is certain to run before making

Eastern

Some more for Doug at Lin- coln: Clairvoyant, Crampon, and Baiser, while at Liverpool Dor- mello and Designer are among for Jack his probable winners Watts.

WELL FORWARD

It is doubtful whether

the

her attempt in the "1,000," in distinguished Boyd - Rochfort which the stable can also be team has ever been so forward

phidoled by Sijul

or Syl- at the corresponding time in

as

any previous year. To name two only for your attention, TemTM pest, Almeria.

Tom

stable's star senior is Kandy Sauce.

She'll probably reappear in the "Jubilee," with

Jones, whose very the King George VI and Queen promising young rider, Greville Elizabeth Stakes ("I Бес no Starkey, goes to Phoenix Park reason why she shouldn't get to rido Montebella In the

says her trainer) an Irish Lincoln preliminary, her main objective.

plans an early kick-off at Lin- From the back of his ever-coln.

Red green 20-year-old hack

Starkey will be back to part- ner Diplomatic Bag at the meet- April, who will be well known to N.H. followers, Noel Muring whore Shocking Pink could less has a particularly attractive be the stable's first 1957 two- "de-looking group of two-year-olds year-old winner. Scoble Breasley

to observe.

rides fit-from-hurdling Hammel 31.

The professional tennis champion, Pancho Gonzales, admitted today that ill feeling had cropped up between him and promoter Jack Kramer and said he was finitely interested" in forming his own touring tennis group.

"I'd very much like to start promoting a group of my own," he said, "but there's nothing I can do until my option with Kramer is over."

Gonzales said the option had f

colt

ASCOT EXAMPLE

among

Sam Armstrong may pick Ally May the Queen's Tenerani | Pally Lore Monterey

Flake White follow the several early engagements, but example of five previous pro-Drum Beat (Lincoln) should be duce of his dam (Snowberry) the stable's first winner; Curry, Gonzales referred to recent who has been responsible for at Warwick, the second.

at him by Lave Ascot winners. of happy several more years to run, but criticism levelled Hoad, who was forced by the Czechs broke through a police

he had played

in- Other royal youngsters

TWO BANKERS Mossborough Ally injury to cancel a trip to South cordon to cheer the couple, who he indicated, that he would like Kramer after

with Ken Rosewall in Toronto, Candytuft Africa, has decided to compete had to run up the steps of the to end his business relationship some particularly strenuous sets clude a

Anchovy and Troubadour look Courts Altstaedter Town Hall to escape

being George Ontario,

Coiling's at Newmarket next month and like being mobbed:

"I wouldn't care to continue

Persian Wheel (she's a little bankers. Kinglike and Trimmer anyone when "I made

there |123 a statement

more backward) who should are

two bright-looking Hundreds of good luck tele- working with

dimculties. Humphrey have no stamina

Cottrili hopes, grams arrived from all over the there is 1-feeling between the that I was tired and wanted to more

take a test after the American world. One came from American two parties," he said,

tour was finished," he said.-

in the British tournament which opens Bournemouth on April 20.

Hard

Hoad may well come against

at

up

a former Wimbledon

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who is due. to run

A long association with the Colonel's Lady (Reg Day): genus equus does not engender Munch (Ryan Jarvis); Mintere great optimism but rather hope-Map ("Fiddler" Goodwill) and ful expectation. So that when Neargoll (Geoff Barling), after that, Noel merely says that Pinza'a Gonzales said, that Kramer de-offspring "seem to go a

bad this should be interpreted clared such talk wad publicity for the tour "and that considerable praise.

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Todeschina and Alor Star are,

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two among Norman Bertie's who look like paying at Goodwood for their/ winter hollday.

for

all ready to pay backers' holidays.

some

I should stick to tennis and that: Both the 1953 Derby winner's Matador (Jack Waugh) looks he'd take care of the promoting "daughters Pin-Up Eve (tiny, “I'm not going to stick around but very strong and well made) and Usien to that," sold

and Pin-Whcal (who regards Gonzales,

you with the identical cya of Gonzales, 28-year-old cham-her father) will be seen run pion, playing here on a tour thatning-fast-before the end

April. ends on May 25, said he and More youngsters here that other players were “fit and plays | must just mention aro Boc-

He volunteered the ing well." Information that his right hand caccio, Summer Party, Baby was healing well after treatment Finders, and Filco

of a cyst-like formation beneath

JUST A FEW

Marcus Marsh, who probably has the outstarkiing Newmarket of Lincoln prospect. (River Line) will bo prize-gathering with Stream of Gold.

I

Bright Cloud is an "unknown"

to note in Ted Lender's coller- tion, and Papayer (Jack Londer) shotild have the bookmakers paying before long.

a callus that had bothered him had led to

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there are 1,018 horses recently. The sore rumours that he was quitting, trained at Newmarket so we'd

Just a few more hand-picked which was "not true," he said. botter move- on: to a limited ent-a-yard prospects; Out East Bogen Gonzales, who has been under selection from just few of (Tom Waugh), Stem

the leading stables. Kramer's promotion since 1954,

(Dick Perryman); Veleta (Joe said arrangements for the pre- Says Jack Jarvis sa the sun, Lawson); Golden Thread (Bob sept

tour were satisfactory but wiready warm at 8 am, shines Jones); and from the Jack wiled: "I am still not eating as on his fit-looking team; his Losch team Isle of View. much as Kramer, was when he is the best spring for

wwe on former. He grid that for | récehorses 1. can remem;"

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